A five-year-old boy who was in the care of Alberta Children’s Services died after being attacked by dogs in Northern Alberta.
Police say the boy died from a “dog attack/mauling” on the Whitefish Lake First Nation, north of Slave Lake.
RCMP from High Prairie and Alberta Health Services EMS both responded to a 911 call just after 5:30 p.m.
When emergency crews arrived at the community, they found the boy had died of injuries consistent with a dog attack.
It’s believe three dogs were involved, but it not known who owned them.
Residents had already identified and destroyed two dogs believed to be involved in the attack, RCMP said, adding the officers who responded found and killed the third.
The young boy’s body was also brought down to medical examiner’s office in Edmonton.
On Wednesday night, the community of Whitefish Lake came together to mourn.
Chief Albert Thunder said his community is heartbroken, and is working to support the boy’s family.
A spokesperson for Children’s Services Minister Mickey Amery said that because of privacy law, the ministry is limited in its ability to provide any information that could identify a specific child.
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